Need help and support for Apple, Linux. FreeBSD? Problems, questions, how-to, tweaks, utilities. http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php Sun, 11 May 2008 19:10:28 -0500 30 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197670 Got some pclinuxos Warnings from Rkhunter. Sat, 10 May 2008 12:08:06 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197670 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197231
Basically, I need a fast, reliable OS. I'd prefer one that is more straightforward to begin with, which I'm sure anyone would recommend for a beginner with a Linux based system. If there is a version or two that is a mix of the things I need, I'd love to hear it!

I really am getting sick of XP.. and I am not interested in Vista. ]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:29 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197231 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197089
The two applications I installed were:

Activate Front Row and
Front Row Enabler

PLEASE help me fix this!!! It's really annoying. Will switching to a Microsoft keyboard with a Mac driver fix this?

The only special key that works is the Sleep key.

I tried the keyboard in 10.3 on the same computer and it worked perfectly.]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 20:33:54 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197089 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196719
i have a problem with my macbook and i'm in desperate need of a bit of help.
I have wireless internet at my house and bought my macbook 6 months ago. Everything was working fine and i love my laptop. Then, about a week ago, i flipped open my laptop as always, turned it one and to my dismay, the internet didnt automatically connect like it always does. so i turned off the airport and turned it back on, nothing. i tried retyping in the password for the connection, nothing. My roommate had her laptop (a pc) going and it works just fine for her. I now need to use her computer which is an inconvience at times I want my macbook back working the way it was!! The internet just stopped for no reason.
If anyone could help, PLEASE DO!! I'd appreciate the advice

-Chase]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 07:53:39 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196719 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196659
My mac gets a grey screen and a box in the middle that makes me do a hard restart once in a while. I figured out how to access the console error logs but can't fix them. Help me, please!

Wed Apr 30 18:19:40 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x0031678A): "btree_swap_node: about to write corrupt node!\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.4.31/bsd/hfs/hfs_btreeio.c:197
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5b54bca8 : 0x12b0f7 (0x4581f4 0x5b54bcdc 0x133230 0x0)
0x5b54bcf8 : 0x31678a (0x484588 0x936fd00 0x1 0x386184)
0x5b54bd38 : 0x1fa244 (0x57039fe0 0x9369804 0x0 0x0)
0x5b54bdf8 : 0x1fab7f (0x0 0x2 0x5b54be38 0x327686)
0x5b54be38 : 0x3331b2 (0x70c6d10 0x52124c 0x0 0x712ac20)
0x5b54bea8 : 0x1f6791 (0x7801000 0x2 0x6f37484 0x1f5d49)
0x5b54bee8 : 0x1e022c (0x7801000 0x2 0x6f37484 0x0)
0x5b54bf08 : 0x1daf8d (0x7801000 0x0 0x1 0x13696d)
0x5b54bf48 : 0x1e0261 (0x1 0x1e01f4 0x0 0x138eb7)
0x5b54bf78 : 0x3dcf13 (0x712ac20 0x6f37380 0x6f373c4 0x75027d8)
0x5b54bfc8 : 0x19f1c3 (0x6e4e5e0 0x1 0x1a20b5 0x77ff128)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffff18

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: update

Mac OS version:
9C7010

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C86C8)

and

Wed Apr 30 17:35:59 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x0031678A): "btree_swap_node: about to write corrupt node!\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.4.31/bsd/hfs/hfs_btreeio.c:197
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x62debca8 : 0x12b0f7 (0x4581f4 0x62debcdc 0x133230 0x0)
0x62debcf8 : 0x31678a (0x484588 0x9674f30 0x1 0x386184)
0x62debd38 : 0x1fa244 (0x570345e0 0x782b804 0x0 0x0)
0x62debdf8 : 0x1fab7f (0x0 0x2 0x62debe38 0x327686)
0x62debe38 : 0x3331b2 (0x70c1d10 0x52124c 0x0 0x7164c20)
0x62debea8 : 0x1f6791 (0x77e2000 0x2 0x6f35b04 0x1f5d49)
0x62debee8 : 0x1e022c (0x77e2000 0x2 0x6f35b04 0x0)
0x62debf08 : 0x1daf8d (0x77e2000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x62debf48 : 0x1e0261 (0x1 0x1e01f4 0x0 0x138eb7)
0x62debf78 : 0x3dcf13 (0x7164c20 0x6f35a00 0x6f35a44 0x6f38790)
0x62debfc8 : 0x19f1c3 (0x6e4ca60 0x1 0x1a20b5 0x796d7d8)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffff18

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: update

Mac OS version:
9C7010

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C86C8)

those are the two most recent ones
Thanks for your help!]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:53:31 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196659 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196089
Im having a few problems with wine and Call of duty 2.

Its installed fine, dunno much about setting up the DX files for it.

Problem:

After trying to run CoD its starts but all i get is a black screen, thing is tho i here all the .bik files in the back round playing.

i can hear all the sound and so on but i can't interact with anything at all, cant stop the game cant click on anything.

there was this one time that the top bar (program title bar) dissaperd and i started cod and it showed up.

thing is tho, it was half way down the screen so i could only see the top half.


soo any ony one got any good tips on getting it to work properly?


Just to add

Linux Distro is Mandirva 2008

and the newest version on Wine


Thanx in advance

Scribbles]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:49:56 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=196089 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195799

I want to switch over to Linux from my current XP o/s. My understanding of computers is basic, so I have several simple questions. How much faster will Linux be for my system? Currently XP runs very slowly on my computer. Can I use the same programs I have now when many of them are particular to XP? Will I be able to download stuff faster? Will videos on dvds or on youtube play smoother; they don't play smoothly now on my computer. I'm having many o/s problems (pop-ups, computer runs slowly, hard drive running all the time, etc.). Will many of these be eliminated if I switch to Linux? Which Linux distro or whatever would be best for my configuration and most resemble Windows? After installing Linux can I then just delete XP? How many Gigs of HD space does Linux take up? Thanks for any replies.]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:48:14 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195799 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195491 HI guys

I have a PC but thinking of getting a mac I will let you no of the specs the mac has and PC I have got
and let me no if I should move form the PC
the mac going to cost me $1285 Aus
and can you tell me is the mac a mac pro 64bit
and can I put my vista on it to 64bit
and can I transfer my vista photo and video and more on to the apple


THE PC:
vista Ultimate 64bit
INTEL CORE 2DUO: E6850 3.00GB
4GB RAM
VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 3870 512ram
4: hard drive
and to 18x dvd burners


the apple I thinking of getting is

Apple Power Mac G5 with 2.0GHz DP
Apple Power Macintosh 2.0 DP
Technical Specifications
G5 Processor: Dual 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 ( 2x 2.0GHz)
System Memory: 2GB DDR RAM ( 2x 1GB) Max Support 8GB
Graphic Card: (8xAGP) Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR Dual DVI
Hard Drive: 1600GB (SATA)
Optical Drive: SuperDrive ( DVD+/-RW)
PCI Slot: 3x open full-length PCI-X slots: 1x 133MHz, 64-bit slot & 1x 100MHz, 64-bit slots
Expansion: 1x FireWire 800 port, 2x FireWire 400 ports (one on front); 3x USB 2.0 ports (one on front), 2x USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard); AGP 8X Pro slot with graphics card installed
Bays: 2x internal hard drive bays ; 1x optical drive bay
Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem
Wireless: AirPort Extreme ready (based on 802.11g specification; IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) (2); Bluetooth option
Audio: Optical digital audio input, optical digital audio output, analog audio input, analog audio output, front headphone minijack and speaker
Operation System: currently running 10.5 Leopard
Software: iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD and GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test drive, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Playerand more software


so will it be better if I will selling the PC and get the apple to do video and photo and more let me no ASP]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:03:05 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195491 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195357 I try to delete it and install it again, it still doesnt work.
I've put up 3 screenshots. (For pic 3, it is taken from firefox. But it seems that safari works just fine)
All the weird symbols are supposed to be words.

Any idea on how to uhh fix it?

Thanks in advance for any comments.]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:56:41 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195357 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195099
I hate to admit it but I know little of Bluetooth (BT). My Mac PowerBook G4 has BT capability but it doesn't recognize the Logitech V220 wireless mouse. I wanted wireless to free up a USB port. It does work with their BT adapter.

Is there a way to have the laptop recognize the V220 without using their adapter?

The G4 has heat issue so I have a coolpad taking one USB port. Since my trackpad is messing up I have a mouse plugged into other USB. (I'll save "fixing" the trackpad for another thread!)

Much thanks for any help or suggestions offered!

bamakodaker]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:37:34 -0500 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195099